Eastleigh Museum
(1 Mile)*
Take a tour through Eastleigh's past and discover what life was like in the 1930s with our recreation of a local engine driver's family home.
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Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway
(1 Mile)*
The 10¼ inch and 7¼ inch dual gauge miniature railway runs in Lakeside Country Park from its main station, Eastleigh Parkway, for 1¼ miles to Monks Brook Halt and then back to Eastleigh Parkway.
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Lakeside Country Park
(2 Miles)*
Lakeside Country Park is 60 acres of lakes, wet meadow and woodland situated between Eastleigh and Southampton.
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Itchen Valley Country Park
(3 Miles)*
With 440 acres of woodland and meadows adjoining the River Itchen to explore, the Park is an ideal place for a family day out.
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Broadlands
(5 Miles)*
Broadlands has been a part of English history for centuries. Home to statesmen and men of action. Host to royalty and the brilliant, powerful and celebrated of their time.
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Marwell Zoological Park
(5 Miles)*
Marwell Zoological Park is owned and run by Marwell Preservation Trust, a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and natural habitats both locally and internationally.
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Tudor House Museum
(5 Miles)*
The Tudor House was built in 1495. Over the centuries it has been a family home and an artist's studio, and housed businesses including a dye-house and a bookbinder.
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Southampton Maritime Museum
(5 Miles)*
The Wool House was built as a warehouse for the medieval wool trade. Now it is a museum telling the story of the port of Southampton.
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Winchester Cathedral
(6 Miles)*
Winchester Cathedral has its origins in the 7th century when a Christian Church was first built on this site. Since then the Cathedral has played a fundamental part in the life of this ancient City and a role in the history of our nation.
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Winchester City Mill & Shop
(7 Miles)*
Positioned over the River Itchen the mill was rebuilt in 1744 using materials dating back to the 15th century. There is a delightful island garden and an impressive millrace and restored waterwheel.
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Longdown Activity Farm
(7 Miles)*
Kid goats and calves to bottle feed, rabbits to cuddle, chicks to hold, pigs to meet and lots of other animals to see. Indoor and outdoor play areas for the children. Bumpy tractor and trailer rides (weather permitting).
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Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House and Estate
(8 Miles)*
This 12th-century Augustinian priory was converted into a private house after the Dissolution and still retains the spring or "font" from which its name is derived. The abbey contains a drawing-room decorated by Rex Whistler.
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Beaulieu
(11 Miles)*
A unique day out in the heart of the New Forest. The list of things to see is as varied as its history which beckons you from across the centuries.
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Hinton Ampner Garden
(11 Miles)*
Hinton Ampner is one of the great gardens of the 20th-century. It is a masterpiece of design by Ralph Dutton, 8th and last Lord Sherborne, uniting a formal layout with varied and informal plantings in pastel shades.
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Furzey Gardens
(11 Miles)*
Set in the heart of The New Forest at Minstead in Hampshire this delightful, informal garden was established in 1922 and is renowned for its all year round beauty.
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